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A Successful Calamity

Genres
Comedy
Drama
Rating
5.2
StatusReleased
LanguagesEnglish
CountriesUnited States of America
Release Date1932-09-17
Runtime72 mins

Overview

Henry Wilton is an elderly millionaire saddled with his selfish young second wife Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton and a pair of spoiled grown children, Peggy and Eddie. To test his family's mettle, Henry pretends to have gone broke. Just as he suspected they would, his children rally to their father's side and change their ways: Peggy forsakes the fortune hunter George Struthers for the nice young man she's really in love with, the polo coach Larry Rivers, while Eddie applies for a demanding job and performs admirably. Only Sweetie seems to desert Henry.

Cast & Crew

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George Arliss

as Henry Wilton

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Mary Astor

as Emmy 'Sweetie' Wilton

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Evalyn Knapp

as Peggy Wilton

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Grant Mitchell

as Connors

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William Janney

as Eddie Wilton

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David Torrence

as Partington

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Hardie Albright

as George Struthers

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Randolph Scott

as Larry Rivers

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Hale Hamilton

as John Belde

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Fortunio Bonanova

as Pietro Rafaelo

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Oscar Apfel

as President of the United States

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Leon Ames

as Barney Davis

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Elspeth Dudgeon

as Musicale Guest (uncredited)

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Allan Lane

as Polo Player (uncredited)

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Claire McDowell

as Struthers' Secretary (uncredited)

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Murray Kinnell

as Alfred Curtis - The Broker

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Harold Minjir

as Watson - Eddie's Valet (as Harold Minjur)

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Barbara Leonard

as Pauline - The French Maid

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Eula Guy

as Jane - the Cook's Helper

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Virginia Hammond

as Mrs. Langstreet

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Richard Tucker

as Lawrence - Partington's Partner

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Charles Coleman

as Emmy's Musicale Butler

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Jack Rutherford

as Wilton's Chauffeur (as John Rutherford)

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Helena Phillips Evans

as Lily - the Wilton's Cook (as Helena Phillips)

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Bill Elliott

as Polo Player (uncredited)

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Charles E. Evans

as Furniture Mover (uncredited)

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Lew Harvey

as Photographer at Train (uncredited)

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Fred Howard

as Reporter at Train (uncredited)

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Lillian Lawrence

as Musicale Guest (uncredited)

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Kate Drain Lawson

as Musicale Guest (uncredited)

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Nola Luxford

as Mary (uncredited)

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Buddy Roosevelt

as Polo Player With Drinks (uncredited)

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Ellinor Vanderveer

as Musicale Guest (uncredited)

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Florence Wix

as Musicale Guest (uncredited)

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